Abgedreht Filmfestival - Based in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany and held each March, the event focuses on young filmmakers' work. General information, entry details and forms, locations, and past winners..
Alternativa - Annual festival of independent cinema in Barcelona, Spain, including feature films, animation, short films, and documentaries. General information and past festivals..
AluCine - Annual Spanish-language film and video festival in Toronto, Canada..
American Black Film Festival - Held in June of each year in South Beach, Florida. Dedicated to supporting the cinematic work of Black filmmakers..
American Film Renaissance - Conservative film festival. Film list, press, contact information, and background for the event..
Anchorage Film Festival - Annual event based in Anchorage, Alaska. General information, submission regulations, incentives, and past festival details..
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival - Regional festival showcasing narrative and documentary cinema in all lengths and formats. Based in Lancaster, California and held each May..
Arizona International Film Festival - Founded in 1990, the festival showcases independent cinema. Overview, program, submission and sponsorship information, location details, and links..
Arpa International Film Festival - Annual Los Angeles event with a special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of Diaspora, exile and multi-culturalism. General information, events calendar, photographs, and contact details..
Art Film Festival - Slovakian film festival sponsored by the Council of Europe..
Art In Motion - International all-media festival held at the USC campus..
Asheville Film Festival - Showcasing student, independent, documentary, animation, and feature films. Asheville, North Carolina..
Ashland Independent Film Festival - Features length documentaries and narratives as well as shorts and student films; Includes schedules, winners, submission guide and contacts..
Asian Festival of First Films - Annual film and documentary festival for debut filmmakers of Asian origin. Singapore..
Athens International Film and Video Festival - Highlights experimental, documentary, and narrative films, as well as animations. History and background, schedule, film information, accessibility, accommodations, and ticket details..
Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival - Celebrating films influenced by hip-hop culture. General information, submission guidelines, registration form, travel links, volunteering details, and press..
Bargain Basement Film Festival - Independent underground film festival in Columbia, Missouri specializes in low-budget films. Past festival information and mailing list..
Basic Trust - Human rights film festival from Palestinian and Israeli institutes..
Black Welsh Film Festival - Features short films, animations and documentaries with ethnic minority backgrounds..
Bloomington-Normal Film Festival - Background information, submission guidelines and form, program, sponsors, and contact details..
Blue Sky International Film Festival - Film festival in Las Vegas, dedicated to the discovery and exhibition of new talent within the independent world of filmmaking..
Boston Motion Picture Awards - Annual competition for funding between independent filmmakers. Rules, application form, judges, sponsors, prizes, FAQ, and contact information..
Boston Turkish Film Festival - Featuring critically acclaimed films focusing on Turkish themes; includes archive, festival and program information..
Boulder International Film Festival - Annual competition showcasing features, documentaries, animation and short films, held in Boulder, Colorado. Background details, entry guidelines, schedule, volunteering information, sponsorships, and links..
Breve Rencontre - An annual festival of British Films in the French village of Montesquieu-Volvestre..
Brooklyn International Film Festival - Competitive event for independent filmmakers, held annually in May. Background information, entry guidelines, previous winners, media, sponsors, and related links..
Cambridge Film Festival - First ran 1977 to 1996; relaunched in 2001. Held yearly from the Arts Picture House..
Camerimage - International film festival in the art of cinematography. Held in Torun-Lodz, Poland..
Canadian Filmmakers' Festival - Toronto event celebrating Canadian independent films and filmmakers. General information, submission guidelines, schedule, past winners, sponsors, and links..
Canadian Heritage Film Festival - Features screenings of feature films, documentaries, classic NFB shorts, keynote speakers, and a panel..
Carolina Film and Video Festival - Competitive festival hosted by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Accepting films of all lengths and genres..
Century City Film Festival - Promotes traditional and non-traditional features, documentaries and short films..
Cherbourg-Octeville Festival - Competition of Irish and British fiction feature films organized by Association Travelling. Background, submission details, media, and links..
CINE - Hosts semi-annual competitions for non-theatrical film and video production..
Cine Accion - Showcases films, shorts and documentaries of independent Latino cinema. Located in San Francisco and Berkeley..
Cinema Epicuria - Provides overview, submission information, sponsors, volunteering, and related links; based in Sonoma, California..
Cinema Novo - Each March, the festival screens feature movies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Program, festival history, events, tickets, and related links..
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival - Annual event in the Silicon Valley. Background, program guide, venue details, filmmakers, media, sponsors, and contact information..
CineSol Latino Film Festival - Showcases the best of Latino film and video in a traveling four-week festival that makes its way through South Texas..
Dallas Video Festival - Comprehensive festival for established and new film makers..
Damah Film Festival - Dedicated to using media in a new way, creating subversive works that astonish the senses and challenge perceptions. General information, submissions, sponsorship details, and links..
Dances With Films - Independent film festival in Santa Monica, California offering event and submission information..
Danifilma - Mediterranean festival of documentary films; features rules and application information. (Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Darklight Digital Film Festival - Annual festival based in Ireland, screening Irish and international independent digital films. Schedule, media, archive, and links..
The Director's View Film Festival - Event held annually in February for modern directors, independent film, international student films and classics. Background information and submission details..
DOK Film Festival - Annual international event for documentary and animated films based in Leipzig, Germany. General information, entry guidelines, program, media, archive, and links..
Dokufest - International documentary and short film festival in Prizren, Kosova. Background information, program, image gallery, staff, submission guidelines, and past events..
Dover Film Festival - Annual event based in Dover, New Jersey. General information, tickets, sponsors, venue details, staff, and participant information..
Dubai International Film Festival - Movie festival featuring commentaries, movie reviews, and news; located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates..
Durango Film Festival - Screens independent feature films, documentaries, animated films, shorts, children's, and regional works. Background information, tickets, program, past winners, venues, and media..
East Lansing Film Festival - Annual film festival on the campus of Michigan State University. Has details on upcoming events and on the East Lansing Film Society..
Eilat International Film Festival - Screens new and made-for-television movies with an emphasis on Israeli creations. General information, submissions, board members, venue details, and contact information..
Emergeandsee - Showing videos made by students in a London cinema. Submission details, application form and information on the screenings..
Envirofilm - International festival of films, television programs and video dealing with environment protection and creation..
European Psychoanalytic Film Festival - Annual film festival and academic conference focusing on psychoanalytic readings of film. Background information, programme, entry details, FAQ, and links..
Express Yourself - Showcasing films and videos made by children and young people. Site includes application details, forms and information..
Fanzillacon - Film festival based in Worcester, MA and focusing on fan films. Film screenings, workshops, and guests..
Fargo Film Festival - An annual event focusing on historic film and the importance of film preservation..
Fearless Tales Festival - Genre festival located in San Francisco, devoted to horror, science fiction, fantasy and noir..
Film Festival Rotterdam - Presents feature films and feature length documentaries, program information, submission, and news..
Film Night - Outdoor classic movie film festival that takes place at community parks throughout Marin County, California. Showtimes, newsletter, schedule, and links..
FilmColumbia - Films from up and down the Hudson River. Held in Chatham, New York each fall. Schedule, entry guidelines, tickets, sponsors, media, and lodging details..
Filmfest DC - Annual film festival based in Washington, held in the spring. Background information, programs, special events details, tickets, venues, and links..
Filmi - Toronto-based festival of global South Asian identity..
Filmjunkie - Underground event based in San Francisco, California. Past festival details include program schedules, film details, ticket and pass laminates, and interviews..
Flicks on 66 - Albuquerque-based international film competition and new media showcase..
Florida Film Festival - Showcases American independent and foreign films. Includes schedule, ticket information, and news..
Fort Myers Beach Film Festival - Annual event with film screenings, filmmakers' luncheons and two workshops, a gala awards ceremony, concerts, and a children's film festival. Program with synopses, tickets, accommodations, and photographs..
French Film Week - Annual French film week held in Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom. Offers calendar, venues, booking, features and program information..
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - Annual festival held in mid-April in South Carolina, USA provides details on the films and awards for attendees, sponsors and press..
Global Kidsfest - International teaching festival dedicated to children’s and family programming. Overview, history, news, sponsors, entry forms, and contact details..
Global Visions Film Festival - Runs annually in November, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, presenting documentary films and videos as catalysts for reflection, discussion, and inspiration. Background and entry details, past festivals, and links..
Great Lakes Film Festival - Annual Fall event featuring independent digital films. Includes information on dates, directions, tickets, screenplay competition, and schedule of events..
The Green Reel Film Festival - A festival for progressive filmmakers from around the world to get their message across regarding the environment, politics, L.G.B.T. issues, racism, and corporate power..
Greenwich Film Festival - Showcases independent and undistributed feature and short films. Background information, submissions, past festival highlights, and contact details..
Gulf Coast Film And Video Festival - An annual Houston-based film festival showcasing new and emerging independent filmmakers from around the world..
Hannover - Up-And-Coming - International competition for young film, video, and multimedia artists..
Hardacre Film Festival - Annual event based in Tipton, Iowa, screening independently produced films. Schedules, venue information, tickets, mailing list, and links..
Hartford Jewish Film Festival - Showcases films highlighting the international Jewish experience. Schedule, venue details, films, staff, and resources..
Havana Film Festival in New York - Screenings of Latin American films. Overview, press, schedule, theater information, tickets, sponsors, and lodging details..
HDfest - This is the first year for this festival that show only film shot with HDTV cameras. The schedule was just posted 10/1/00 and shows some really interesting content like Gene Roddenberry's Earth Final Conflict TV show, Lexx from the SciFi Channel, and many independent HD films..
Hi Mom! Film Festival - For filmmakers with big ideas and little bank accounts in Chapel Hill, NC..
Himalaya Film Festival - Promotes documentary cinema and gives credit to films or videos dealing with the Himalayan region..
Hope and Dreams Film Festival - Competitive event held annually in New Jersey, screening feature, short, documentary, and animated films. Schedule, film details, and directions..
Horrorfest - Classic horror films and live entertainment in Montreal..
Hot Docs - Canadian international documentary film festival..
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles - Annual event showcases films about India. Background information, submission guidelines, contact information, and sponsors..
Indianapolis International Film Festival - Screens feature and short films, including films made in the Midwest of the USA. Rules for submission, entry forms, press submissions, film schedules, and ticket purchases..
The Indie Gathering - Independent film convention in Cleveland, Ohio. General information, participants, competitions, seminars, registration details, and awards..
Indiefest - Incorporates a film festival, a screenwriting contest, a film and script market, and a ten-day party. Background information, entry guidelines, staff, sponsors, news, mailing list, contact details, and links..
International Festival of Cinema and Technology - Touring film festival event which seeks to showcase undiscovered films. General information, schedule, venues, awards, distributors in attendance, past events, and contact details..
International Festival of Horror - Horror film festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, accepting horror, mystery, thriller, monster, and suspense shorts and features on DVD. Submission guidelines, news, sponsors, tickets, and mailing list..
International Film Festival Frankfurt - Event with an international program that unites films from all countries and genres. General information, entry guidelines, schedule, venue details, and media..
International Film Festival of Kerala - Annual event presenting work from international filmmakers. Organizer details, schedule, media, jury, awards, regulations, venue information, and past festival archive..
International Film Festival Wales - Annual Cardiff-based event showcases international and Welsh films. Background information, awards and sections details, sponsors, and contact information..
International Hip Hop Film Festival - Encourages Hip Hop culture, while cultivating the understanding of Hip Hop cinema. Venue, contact and submission information..
International Latino Film Festival - Features works produced by or about Latinos in the U.S. and internationally. Located in Marin, California..
International Nights And Days Of Animation - Annual festival devoted to every aspect of animation. Website includes schedule and presentation of the films. Cologne, Germany..
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Annual A-level event based in Czechoslovakia. Background information, program, film details, venue information for visitors, media, and resources..
Kinder Film Festival Japan - Annual event screening children's films. Jury details, past festival details and photographs, history, and contact details..
Long Island Film Festival - Showcase for independent film. General information, program schedule, and sponsors [requires Flash]..
Los Angeles Film Festival - Annual event showcases North American independent, feature, documentary and short films, as well as music videos. Background information, program, tickets, venue details, and media..
Love and Lust Film Festival - Competitive event for romance features and shorts held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Venue, program, submission details, volunteering, and contact information..
Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival - U.S.'s largest ethnographic/documentary film festival founded by the American Museum of Natural History. New York City..
Maui Film Festival - Information about FirstLight Academy screenings on Maui, as well as weekly Big Buzz advance screenings. Background information, program, sponsors, newsletter, and contact details..
Melbourne Queer Film Festival - Exhibiting features, shorts, and experimental works from Australia and around the world..
Meniscus Film Festival - Features information, contact and submission information. Located in North East Lincolnshire, UK..
Method Fest - Independent showcase in Burbank, California. Overview, industry news, events, media, and related links..
Mountainfilm Festival - Comprises a celebration of the cultures unique to mountain communities and highlights the power of film and the arts to create social change..
Moxie - The Santa Monica Film Festival for independent filmmakers..
Newport Beach Film Festival - Spotlights films from around the world including features, shorts, documentaries, and animations. Festival information, events, and schedule..
Newport Film Festival - International features, shorts, documentaries and classics in Rhode Island..
NSI FilmExchange - All-Canadian festival, featuring feature and short films, based in Winnipeg. Overview, submission details, screenings, sponsors, and contact information..
NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness - Digital filmmaking competition co-founded by two New York filmmakers. Overview, currently ongoing competitions, press, sponsors, and links..
Ohio Independent Film Festival - Promotes local filmmakers and the larger world of independent film, and produces educational programs and workshops..
Ojai Film Festival - Independent film showcase. Background information, entry requirements, schedule of screenings, venue information, and media..
One Take Film Festival - International competitive event for films shot without interruption, from the moment of turning the camera on to the moment of turning the camera off, held in Zagreb, Croatia. Background information, entry guidelines, organizers, and sponsors..
Planet in Focus - International environmental film and video festival based in Toronto. Background information, schedule, news and media, tickets, venue details, and resources..
Portobello Film Festival - Showcases independent films and video mostly from British filmmakers. History, image gallery, past festival details, entry form, contact information, and links..
Powell River Film Festival - Presents Canadian and international documentaries, shorts and feature films in British Columbia. Overview, contest information and entry guidelines in PDF format, photographs, and contact details..
Prescott Film Festival - Screens films that offer a glimpse of the meaning of life and humanity. Overview, schedule, tickets, submission details, and venue information for visitors..
Projections d'Argile - International festival of films on ceramics and clay presented by Ateliers d'Art de France:.
Quintus - Showcases the talent of Italian filmakers and actors, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Overview, program, sponsors, submission details, and links..
Rad Digital Film Festival - Showcase of digital film based in Los Angeles. Background information, submission form, sponsors, and contact details..
Raindance Film Festival - General information, submission details, past festivals, film synopses, FAQ, and media..
Red Bank International Film Festival - Annual event based in Red Bank, New Jersey. Background information, events, deadlines, and past festival archive..
Red Shift Festival - Annual film festival dedicated to the work of Russian cinematographers and animators living abroad..
ReelWorld Film Festival - Annual film festival based in Toronto, Ontario. General information, industry links, sponsors, submission details, and media..
Reject Film Fest - For independent filmmakers who resist becoming mainstream. History, press, film details, and links..
Rhode Island International Film Festival - Annual event based in Providence. History, general information, events, application guidelines, media, awards, tickets, and contact details..
Roma Independent Film Festival - Roma Independent Film Festival series of over 200 new independent films!Film and screenplay submissions accepted. Annual RIFF! Awards..
Roxbury Film Festival - Showcases films produced, written, or directed by persons of color. General information, volunteer positions, previous festival details, and media..
Roxy Films - Streaming media clips and festival information..
Saints and Sinners - Competitive event for independent comedy, drama, and horror films based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Overview, submission details, media, and links to sponsors..
San Diego Film Festival - Annual competitive showcase of full-length features, documentaries, and short films. General information, schedule of events, and call for entries..
San Francisco Film Society - Year-round film programs and the San Francisco International Film Festival..
Santa Fe Film Festival - Showcases contemporary cinema, premieres, contributions of veteran film artists and offers a platform for emerging artists. Santa Fe, New Mexico,.
Science Film and Multimedia Festival - Showcased professional and student science films. General information, venues, film details, articles, winners, and links..
Sensory Perceptions - The Portland LGBT Film Festival and other film events..
Seoul Net Festival - Showcase of digital film based in in Seoul, Korea. General information, jury details, tickets, media, and past festival archives..
Shriek Fest - International horror and thriller film festival based in Los Angeles, California. General information, entry forms, dates, tickets, and links..
Silent Film Festival - Features information about the event, schedule, and artists. Located in Forssa, Finnland.
Silver Lake Film Festival - Featuring independent and alternative films from around the world and highlighting local (Los Angeles) filmmakers. General information, tickets, events, venue map, sponsors, and press [requires Flash]..
Slamdance Film Festival - Anarchic site for the famous independent filmmakers festival in Utah..
Tambay Film and Video Festival - Competitive annual event for independent films of all types. Background information, categories, deadlines and entry forms, judges, film schedule, sponsors, and links..
Tampa International Film Festival - Annual international event held in Tampa, Florida. Background information, schedule, reviews, venue, sponsors, past events, mailing list, and contact details..